DISCOVER NEVADA: Destinations & Attractions
Nevada is the seventh-largest state in area, and geographically covers the Mojave Desert in the south to the Great Basin in the north. It is the most arid state in the Union. Approximately 86% of the state's land is owned by the U.S federal government under various jurisdictions both civilian and military.
DESTINATION NEVADA:
LAS VEGAS,
Bridge Mountain,
Burning Man,
Desert National Wildlife Refuge,
Fly Geyser,
Fort Churchill State Historical Park,
Hoover Dam,
Lake Tahoe,
Mojave Desert,
Mount Charleston,
Red Rock Canyon,
Reno,
Valley of Fire State Park,
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DESTINATION LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas, a city in Nevada, is commonly referred to as Sin City. Situated in the midst of the southern Nevada desert landscape, Las Vegas in many ways epitomizes American excess. Giant mega-casino hotels are built almost overnight, decorated with lavish care and attention to create a fantasy-like atmosphere ...
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Bally's Las Vegas,
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Luxor Las Vegas,
MGM Grand Las Vegas,
Miracle Mile Shops,
The Mirage,
New York, New York Hotel & Casino,
Paris Las Vegas,
Sahara Hotel & Casino,
Treasure Island Hotel & Casino,
Vegas Vic,
The Venetian,
Wynn Las Vegas,
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BRIDGE MOUNTAIN
Bridge Mountain is one of the mountains surrounding Red Rock Canyon in the Spring Mountains of Nevada. It is named after the natural feature of a bridge-like natural arch near the summit. Bridge Mountain is one of the highest peaks in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The ascent is a popular hike which begins at the Redrock Pass summit, accessible by 4W drive only ...
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BURNING MAN
Burning Man is an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the United States. The event starts on the Sunday before and ends on the day of the American Labor Day holiday. It takes its name from the ritual burning of a large wooden effigy on Saturday evening. The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radical self-expression ...
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DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
The Desert National Wildlife Range is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located north of Las Vegas, in Clark and Lincoln counties, with much of its land area lying within the southeastern section of the Nevada Test and Training Range. Created in 1936, it is the largest wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states ...
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FLY GEYSER
Fly Geyser is a small geothermal geyser located approximately 20 miles north of Gerlach, in Washoe County, Nevada. The geyser is located in Hualapai Flat less than a mile from State Route 34, accessible only by a small dirt road. It resides on a small patch of private land, known as Fly Ranch owned by a man named Bill Spoo, who currently lives in Reno ...
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FORT CHURCHILL STATE HISTORICAL PARK
Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a 4,461-acre Nevada state park in Lyon County, Nevada. Located south of the town of Silver Springs, it is in the Central Nevada Region of Nevada State Parks, and is one of seven National Historic Landmarks in the state of Nevada. The Visitor Center has exhibits on the history of Fort Churchill, Native Americans ...
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HOOVER DAM
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. When completed in 1936, it was both the world's largest hydroelectric power generating station and the world's largest concrete structure ...
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LAKE TAHOE
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. At a surface elevation of 6,225 ft, it is located along the border between California and Nevada, west of Carson City. Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. Its depth is 1,645 feet making it America's second-deepest ...
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MOJAVE DESERT
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States. Named after the Mohave tribe of Native Americans, it is a typical Basin and Range topography ...
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MOUNT CHARLESTON
Mount Charleston, formally named Charleston Peak, is the highest of the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada and the state's eighth highest mountain peak. Well separated from higher peaks by large, low basins, it is the most topographically prominent peak in the state, and the eighth most prominent peak in the contiguous US ...
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RED ROCK CANYON
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about 15 miles (24 km) west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip ...
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RENO
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada. Before the late 1950s, Reno was the gambling capital of the United States, but in the last twenty years Las Vegas' rapid rise, American Airlines' buyout of Reno Air and the growth of Indian gaming in California have somewhat reduced its business. Reno, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World" ...
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VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK
Valley of Fire State Park is Nevada's oldest state park. It covers an area of 34,880 acres and was dedicated in 1935. It derives its name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. These features often appear to be on fire when reflecting the sun's rays ...
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